3.
Univariate analysis of association of clinicopathologic factors with PFS and OS (n=259)
| Variables | PFS | OS | |||||
| HR | 95% CI | P | HR | 95% CI | P | ||
| PFS, progression-free survival; OS, overall survival; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; PD, poorly differentiated; SRC, signet ring cell carcinoma; LN, lymph node; UNL, upper normal limit; WBC, white blood cells; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AMC, Asan Medical Center; qPCR, quantitative polymerase chain reaction; gCN, gene copy number; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. | |||||||
| Female | 1.04 | 0.78−1.40 | 0.785 | 0.98 | 0.74−1.30 | 0.904 | |
| Age ≥65 years | 0.96 | 0.70−1.31 | 0.782 | 1.26 | 0.95−1.68 | 0.108 | |
| ECOG PS 2−4 | 1.70 | 1.12−2.58 | 0.013 | 2.60 | 1.80−3.77 | <0.001 | |
| Borrmann type: IV | 1.89 | 1.32−2.70 | <0.001 | 1.75 | 1.24−2.46 | 0.001 | |
| Histology: PD/SRC/mucinous | 1.15 | 0.86−1.53 | 0.343 | 1.11 | 0.85−1.45 | 0.434 | |
| No gastrectomy | 0.61 | 0.45−0.82 | 0.001 | 0.54 | 0.41−0.72 | <0.001 | |
| Peritoneal metastasis | 0.97 | 0.74−1.27 | 0.828 | 1.18 | 0.92−1.51 | 0.206 | |
| Liver metastasis | 1.17 | 0.87−1.57 | 0.299 | 1.13 | 0.86−1.48 | 0.377 | |
| Lung metastasis | 1.90 | 1.06−3.41 | 0.031 | 1.82 | 1.02−3.26 | 0.044 | |
| Distant LN metastasis | 1.00 | 0.77−1.30 | 0.990 | 0.92 | 0.71−1.16 | 0.429 | |
| Bone metastasis | 2.33 | 1.47−3.68 | <0.001 | 3.36 | 2.17−5.20 | <0.001 | |
| Hemoglobin ≤UNL | 0.82 | 0.61−1.09 | 0.167 | 0.99 | 0.75−1.31 | 0.957 | |
| WBC ≥10,000/mm3 | 1.00 | 0.67−1.48 | 0.988 | 1.16 | 0.80−1.68 | 0.427 | |
| Platelet ≤150×103/mm3 | 1.01 | 0.67−1.54 | 0.955 | 1.11 | 0.75−1.64 | 0.609 | |
| Albumin ≤3.3 g/dL | 1.52 | 1.15−2.01 | 0.003 | 2.14 | 1.65−2.79 | <0.001 | |
| ALP >120 IU/L | 1.90 | 1.38−2.63 | <0.001 | 1.94 | 1.43−2.62 | <0.001 | |
| Total bilirubin >1.2 mg/dL | 1.27 | 0.81−1.98 | 0.293 | 1.24 | 0.81−1.89 | 0.315 | |
| Risk groups by AMC prognostic model | |||||||
| Good | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||
| Moderate | 1.14 | 0.85−1.53 | 0.369 | 1.38 | 1.04−1.83 | 0.024 | |
| Poor | 2.14 | 1.45−3.15 | <0.001 | 3.19 | 2.23−4.57 | <0.001 | |
| MET qPCR ≥5 gCN | 0.77 | 0.43−1.37 | 0.766 | 0.66 | 0.37−1.20 | 0.172 | |